| FEARSOME | Rough sea for me is frightening (8) |
| KNOCKONWOOD | Song with the lines, "It's like thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightening" |
| ALARMING | Nearly everyone preparing for war is frightening |
| SCARCITY | Shortness of supply is frightening around most of urban area |
| CASE | You need a cool head on a rough sea, for instance |
| IMEASY | "No matter what you choose for me is fine" |
| MEI | My men, your love of/for me is amor ____ |
| MEDEA | A classic charmer who, for me, is less than ideal (5) |
| FROLICSOME | Twisting coils, for me, is playful (10) |
| ETHERIFORM | Their reform, for me, is heavenly (10) |
| PROMISE | For me, is entering into contract (7) |
| EMBODY | Realise the idea of comeback for me is stiff in the end (6) |
| UNDERSTATEMENT | To have started out with new tune for me is less important (14) |
| HAIRY | Loud husband standing in for lecturer is frightening |
| STARTLING | For the learner entering, embarking on is frightening (9) |
| EERIE | Ecstasy lake is frightening (5) |
| RATTLESNAKE | Sidewinder is frightening, almost as nature intended (11) |
| SCARES | Trouble on board is frightening (6) |
| UNNERVING | The North, given run-around, is frightening (9) |
| SOARING | Flying high is frightening with little oxygen where it's cold |